Self and ephraim elliott



@latten tars @anni @frn JOHN W. PATTEE, or THORNTQN, NEW HAMPSPHEE, Assicnvon,- To HIM-v SELE AND EPHRAIM ELLIOTT, 0E LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS.

Leners Patent No. 79,853, and July 14,l '1868.

IMPROVED P-AINTERS HOOK.

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'.lO ALL WHOM IT MAY CON CERN c Beit known that I,`JOHN`W. PATTEE, 'of Thornton, in the county of Grafton, and State of' New Hampshire, have invented new and useful Improvements in Painters Hooks; 'and I do hereby declare that thel following is a ful'land exact description thereof', reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon. j

The nature of lnyinvention consists in providing for painters-use a suitable device or hook, whereby they can secure the pot of paint to the ladder,clapboards, or on any projection from .the house, givinrgl him, at the same time, free access to thepaint, and the-pot in no danger from being upset, thus spillingntheentire contents foi' the saine.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will proceed to describe its construction and operation. y l 1 i Figure 1 representsra perspective View .of a finished hook, showing the position ofthe same when applied tothe elnpboards of a house. i

' l1`igu1e2'represensa side eievation of the hook,'sbowing its position when appti'ed to th'e round of a ladder. Figure 3 represents a similar elevation, showingl its position when applied to a projection from the house.. Similar letters in the different figures indicate corresponding parts. I I construct my improved device ci' two parte', a and I1. The part, a, ofthe vdevice at one end is two forked arms, c and d, their extreme ends being provided with sharp projections or catches, e and f, which project at right angles with the arms c and cZits opposite end being provided with an eye-hook, g. At the junction of the forked arms c and d a slot or mortise is inadefor the reception of the shank t of the main hook z', it being pi'voted and secured by a suitable pin.. The convex side of this hook is serrated, barbed, or supplied with a.

suitable projection. I i,

My improved hook, as constructed, is` adapted and can be used in at Aleast three different positions toa. great advantage.

First, as represented in iig. 1 of the drawings, the hook can be secured to the wall of the house at any point desired easily, by placing and pressing the projections e and f into tbe under edge of` the clapboard, and` is held inl-the required position by the curved barbed edges of the main lhook z', which comes'in contact with the surface of the clapbonrd, the barbs projecting into tbe name. This point forms a fulcrum 'for the eyehook' g, in whichlthe bai] of the painters-pot is'h'ung or attached. Thus, when in this position, the device forms a ,perfect bracket, giving perfect security and safety to the painters potor pail.

vThe second position, as's'een in fig. 2: the main hook e' is easily and readily hung VtoA the round of a ladder, and the oye-hook g isready to receive the bail o'i the pot or pail, as before described, with the same advantages.

The third position, as seening. 3: the main hook z', its point being sharp, can be adjusted and hung to any projecting portion `ot' thev building with'equal safety to suspend the pot or pail, and with like advantages to the painter. Y

What I claim asmy n-ven tion, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isj The combination and arrangement of the arms c andd with their projections e' and f, eye-hook g or its equivalent, and main hook z', with or without the projection or barbs, when arranged substantially as described,

and for the purposes f ully set forth;

JOHN W. PATTEE.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM W. Gramm, Gno. E. PEVEY. 

